After 238 km, bike relay comes down to sprint

06/24/2015 12:40

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Photo by Marcel Vander Wier

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR - Whitehorse cyclist Bill Curtis, right, presents his passport to a U.S. customs officer during the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay. All riders need to clear customs on the race's seventh leg.


Joel Macht on his way to victory

After 238 km, bike relay comes down to sprint            

Two weeks after losing the Southern Lakes Yukon Gran Fondo by inches, Joel Macht wasn't about to let it happen again.

By Marcel Vander Wier on June 22, 2015

        

HAINES, Alaska - Two weeks after losing the Southern Lakes Yukon Gran Fondo by inches, Joel Macht wasn't about to let it happen again.

The 37-year-old Whitehorse cyclist emerged victorious in the 23rd annual Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay Saturday, out-racing younger rivals David Gonda of Whitehorse and Tyson Flaharty of Fairbanks to the finish line in Haines.

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